Manager II (Attorney) (P7) (Faculty of Law: UJ Law Clinic)

Job Description:

• The UJ Law Clinic is part of the Faculty of Law and operates from four Centres: the Auckland Park Kingsway Campus, the Doornfontein Campus, the Soweto Campus, and UJ on Stanley. A clinic Attorney position must be filled at the Auckland Park Kingsway Campus Law Clinic, and the successful candidate may also be required to temporarily or permanently operate at either SWC, DFC, or UJoS, within the discretion of the Director. The appointment is an 8/8 permanent position. Through the application of Clinical Legal Education as a teaching and learning method, the UJ Law Clinic trains and assesses final-year LLB students. The attorneys and students assist community members with low or no income in pro bono legal cases

Responsibilities:

• Assist in the administration of one of the Clinics, reporting to the Director: UJ Law Clinic.
• You will clinically assess students and train them in a live-client environment.
• Prepare court cases and appear in court on behalf of clients.
• You will be expected to keep up with legal developments and to do research on current legal issues and developments.
• From time to time, specific tasks or projects will be allocated to you by the Director: UJ Law Clinic
• Supervise and organise the Secretary and Assistants at the Clinic every day/week.

Minimum requirements

• LLB degree
• Admitted Attorney of the High Court of South Africa. Three years' post-admission experience.
• Personal experience and personal appearances in Magistrates’ Court Civil Litigation.
• Good written and spoken English.

Recommendations:

• Experience in clinical legal training and assessment of students at a University Law Clinic.
• Experience in pro bono representation of clients in Court

Competencies and Behavioural Attributes:

• Excellent computer literacy (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet and e-mail) and good typing skills.
• Ability to supervise staff and students and train and assess students.
• Detail-oriented.
• Deadline driven.
• Great legal knowledge and skills.
• A passion for the law and protection of the rights of vulnerable members of society.
• Good negotiation skills.
• Good time-management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.
• Excellent teaching skills and good interpersonal skills, as well as the ability to collaborate with colleagues.
• Good planning and organizational skills.
• Ability to work well and collegially with others and within established processes.
• Punctuality.
• Ability to work in a pressurised environment and independently (and where necessary in a team).
• Writing and presentation skills.
• High level of integrity and ethical foundation

Deadline:24th April,2026